About the Book When Marcus Sumter, a short order cook with dreams of being a chef, inherits a house in small town Georgia, he intends to sell it to finance his dreams. But a group of lovable busybodies called the Do-Nothings, a new job at the local diner at the Tammy Dinette, and a handsome mechanic named Hank cause Marcus to rethink his plans. Book Synopsis When Marcus Sumter, a short-order cook with dreams of being a chef, inherits a house in small town Marathon, Georgia, he leaves his big city life behind. Marcus intends to sell the house to finance his dreams, but a group of lovable busybodies called the Do-Nothings, a new job at the local diner, the Tammy Dinette, and a handsome mechanic named Hank cause Marcus to rethink his plans. Will he return to the life he knew or will he finally put down roots?